New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02

f, CLOSING THE ENOAMPMENT:
OFFICERS ELECTED BY THE G. AR
mE GREAT BANQUET AT THE LINDELL HOTEL
T0AsTs AND SPEAKERS.

FIFE GREAT BANQUET AT THE LINDELL HOTEL
ToAsTs AND SPEAKERS
A.. LOUIS, o.. 1.-The following comrades wsre elect
Al A National Council OF Administration by To En-
ssmpment Of the G. A. r. last night; william A. .ress'
Little Rock Ark: william Mcclellan, Pittsburg; Charles
z Graves bennington. "; Cecil A Dean Denver; g.
stockbridge Maryland; Morgan g. Barley. Hartford.
Conn; f. A. Motley, Portland Ore; A. W. Barrett Los
Angeles, Call william James, Jacksonville Fla; Henry
shorten. Baton Rouge. La; r. F. Wilson, Chicago;
irwin Robbins, indianapolis; NJ. MintOn, Louisville;
p r polman. Butte. Mon. Russell A. Aiger, Detroit
Thomas w. Coy Westerly r l.; Charles G. Burton No
vada Mo- r. g. Norcott. Clarksburg. W. Va; George W.
Hodcden Portsmouth. n H.; T. C. Diez, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio; O. Summer, Portland, Ore; John C. 9. Burger
washington d. c.. James II. Purdy. Santa Fe. N. NJ.
william j. Rsmage. Knoxville. Tenn. T. ID. Carkson
omaha; Benjamin j. Lowell, Weymouth. Mass;
p.orse C. Giniz, Chippewa Falls Wis; Charles NJ. Hol
ton North Yakima Wash. Ter; George H. knight. Dallas
Tax; T. c. Bailey, Salt Lake. Utah j. b. H. Gof. Hamp
TN w. Va; j. d. Barker, Grard. Kan. James H. Drake.
AZ Paul. Mimi; George W. King, Wilmington Del
Bishop W. Mains Trenton. N j. B. F. Campbell. Sioux
Falls OAK; George A. Newman, Cedar Falls, Iowa;
Jacob Schneider. NewYork.
The banquet delegates OF the National Encamp-
men was given last night by the cizeus Of St. Louis at
the Lindell Hotel and attended by GOO veterans
The distinguished guests and speakers were seated
at table at the end Of the room platform.
Tho room was handsomely decorated with flags
was a mammoth canteen Of immortees bearing the in
serption In relief. 1--WE Drank From the Same Canteen
After three hours spent in mastering bountfu rcpast
the welcome address made by Colonel d. p. Dyer
General Lucius Fairchild responded.
Tho following were the toasts OF the occa-
sion and the OF those responding:
sOur Country" Governor Anthony The President OF
e United States Associate Justice Miller; The Ma
tional Authority INDICATED by Abraham Lincoln"
hannibal Hamn; "rhe Army" Major William Warner
The Navy" General IL W. slocum 1.-The Loyal States
and their Logs Governors william sprague
"The Rank aud Fie," Corp oral James Tanner; " The
Loyal and Patriotic Women" General H. c. Grosvenor
"Our Commander who No yer Came Back" Bishop Sam
uel Fallows; The Ora nd Army Of the Republic, Past
Cotnmander n-Chlef s. s. Burdette.
Then followed u number OF volunteer toasts General
W. Sherman left the city yesterday afternoon and
D. Porter and Governor Curtin were not here and the
toasts assigned to them were responded by Others
The Womaus Relief Corps concluded its session last
siEht by the election Of officers for the ensuing year
Young of To.edo. Ohio, was elected Senior
viee-presdrn COMMITTEES Of five of the Grand Army.
consisting OF General Edgar Allan Paul G. Wander
waited the womsn's Relief Corps while In session TO
present resolutions Of the Grand Army Encampment of
congra ulaons and greetings Addresses delivered
by General Allan aud Mr. Vaadervoort and at the
upOs the observance OF Memorial Day IN
the cemeteries surrounding Richmond, Va,
the Woman's Relief Corps by unani-
nous vote appropriated q sum OF money suffcicnt
70 purchase all the flowers for the decoration
Of the of the Union dead IN those cemeteries
next National Memorial DAY.